Human Rights

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Continued airstrikes in western Libya ‘utterly unacceptable’, says UN mission chief

29 December 2019
Africa

The top United Nations official in Libya has condemned recent airstrikes targeting civilian installations that left at least three people dead and several others injured.

 

ILO Photo/John Isaac

FIRST PERSON: Louisiana alligator whisperer’s ‘dream job’

29 December 2019
Americas

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is marking its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration has launched a photography project called “Dignity at Work: The American Experience” to document the working life of people across the United States. UN News joined the ILO on a visit to the southern US state of Louisiana. 

ILO Photo/John Isaac

FIRST PERSON: Accordion maker has ‘never had so much fun’

28 December 2019
Americas

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is marking its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration has launched a photography project called “Dignity at Work: The American Experience” to document the working life of people across the United States. UN News joined the ILO on a visit to the southern US state of Louisiana. 

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Pakistan blasphemy death sentence ‘travesty of justice’, say UN experts 

27 December 2019
Asia Pacific

Independent UN human rights experts condemned on Friday the death sentence of a university lecturer charged with blasphemy in Pakistan, calling the ruling "a travesty of justice".

ILO Photo/John Isaac

Women in Business 'must be knowledgeable and trust their knowledge'

27 December 2019
Americas

Women who set up their own businesses will succeed if they are knowledgeable about their field and “trust their knowledge”; that’s according to the owner of a successful wine bar and store in the city of New Orleans in the United States. 

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UN refugee agency welcomes move to register all births in Kazakhstan

26 December 2019
Asia Pacific

The decision to ensure that all babies born in Kazakhstan are registered at birth and issued birth certificates has been welcomed by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR. 

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Independent UN rights experts raise alarm over ‘incommunicado detention’ of Chinese scholar

26 December 2019
Asia Pacific

Independent United Nations human rights experts expressed apprehension on Thursday over the “incommunicado detention” of a Uyghur Muslim academic who has reportedly been sentenced to death. 

ILO/John Isaac

FIRST PERSON: Community helping to heal New Orleans post-Hurricane Katrina

26 December 2019
Americas

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is marking its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration has launched a photography project called “Dignity at Work: The American Experience” to document the working life of people across the United States. UN News joined the ILO on a visit to the southern US state of Louisiana. 

ILO Photo/John Isaac

FIRST PERSON: Feeling the milliner’s vibe

25 December 2019
Americas

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is marking its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration has launched a photography project called “Dignity at Work: The American Experience” to document the working life of people across the United States. UN News joined the ILO on a visit to the southern US state of Louisiana. 

UN Photo/Cia Pak

Guterres stresses need for independent, ‘impartial investigation’ into Saudi journalist Khashoggi’s death

24 December 2019
Middle East

As Saudi Arabia handed death sentences to five people and sent three others to jail for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the United Nations Secretary-General continued to stress the need for “an independent and impartial investigation”.